Journal article
Inter-operator variability in the sensitivity of sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma
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Introduction and aims: Plastic surgery trainees, in some circumstances, can progress to consultant level having performed only 15 generic lymph node surgeries, with no mention specifically of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) on the training log. The majority of SLNBs carried out for melanoma at our centre since 1999 have been performed by eight surgeons, six of whom had been formally trained and mentored in our unit or previously completed skin cancer fellowships. Two surgeons started perfor...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Accepted manuscript, pdf, 272.1KB)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1016/j.bjps.2018.07.034
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+ National Institute for Health Research
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Rodrigues, J
Grant:
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Journal website
- Volume:
- 71
- Issue:
- 12
- Pages:
- 1816-1834
- Publication date:
- 2018-08-07
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-07-29
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1878-0539
- ISSN:
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1748-6815
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:909147
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uuid:61828658-e743-414e-a63f-cf8d7cc567ce
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- pubs:909147
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909147
- Deposit date:
- 2018-08-20
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- Copyright holder:
- British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- © 2018 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Elsevier at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2018.07.034
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